Former blue-chip recruit likely to play for FBS school after attending Texas Southern

When a former big-time recruit ends up at an HBCU, it’s usually because things didn’t work out at a bigger school. Former five-star receiver Derrick Griffin looks to be taking a different route.

Griffin has been enrolled at Texas Southern after failing to qualify to play out of high school in 2013. He is now eligible to play, per his Twitter account. Just don’t expect him to suit up for the Tigers, though.

That’s where TSU comes in. Apparently, Griffin enrolled at the Houston school as a regular student, and applied for financial aid. He never played for Texas Southern, so now he has four years of eligibility remaining.